what happened to projectpoint - has the name reverted to buzzsaw?

[Anonymous]

used to be an ASP product called project point - found it thru buzzsaw.com

seems to have evaporated

any news links would be appreciated. thx

[Anonymous]

ProjectPoint is alive and well. When it was supplied by Buzzsaw.com people
kept referring to it as Buzzsaw. "I was using the Buzzsaw the other day..."
Think of it like Kleenex. Kleenex is the company. The product is really a
tissue. Well anyway, the service got renamed to Buzzsaw but the program is
still called ProjectPoint. We just upgraded the ProjectPoint client
application to version 3.0 this Saturday. URLs to sites are still
http://projectpoint.buzzsaw.com/client/sitename.

"Scott H" wrote in message
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> used to be an ASP product called project point - found it thru buzzsaw.com
>
> seems to have evaporated
>
> any news links would be appreciated. thx

[Anonymous]

Thanks, Scott.

I was impressed by the ProjectPoint team at the AIA Expo in Charlotte & this
seems like a great idea. I now understand what has happened with the name -
makes sense actually since buzzsaw was the only part of it with any name
recognition. The fact that this is not really mentioned on the website is
curious to me, though.

OK, having said all that - maybe you're the guy to help me out...

I can't say that I've looked too hard, but I don't see much emphasis on the
"communication hub" aspect of project point - i.e. where the internet
browser serves as the project's file cabinet & email center & thus the
owner, architect, consultants, & contractor can all see every piece of
communication (email, drawings, etc-with proper permission of course) -
which seems to be where the real value lies. Obviously, the ability to
store drawings on ADSK servers and have them lock & unlock when in use is a
real plus - but I see the RFI logs, the notifications, the online spec
access as the real selling points. Whiteboard meetings in real time from
all points on the globe is cool, too.

Here's the question: What's the best way to share this revelation with my
non-computer savvy boss? Do you have a 1-2 page highlight document that'll
dazzle 'em? I really don't want to keep using the "file it & never see it
again" method we currently employ.

Thanks in advance

[Anonymous]

Scott H -

Here are some great resources to help you get
started; they're all available on our website at
href="http://www.buzzsaw.com">
size=2>www.buzzsaw.com.

Autodesk Buzzsaw Features and
Benefits:

href="http://www.buzzsaw.com/content/products_and_services/ProjectPoint/pp_prodinfo_features.asp">
...

White Papers:

face=Verdana
size=2>http://www.buzzsaw.com/content/customers/white_papers.asp

Frequently Asked Questions:

href="http://www.buzzsaw.com/content/products_and_services/ProjectPoint/pp_prodinfo_faq.asp">
face=...

In addition, give our sales team a call toll-free
at (866) 815 3501 and ask about
Buzzsaw Professional, where you can track RFI's, Submittals, and other forms
using a log within the ProjectPoint application.  Also ask about our
recently published ROI report, as well as third-party tools such as WebEx for
whiteboard meetings.

We also offer training and consulting services
that can help your team get started quickly and easily, and help maximize your
use of our collaboration tools.

Hope that helps!

Steve

________________________________

face=Tahoma>Steve Williams
Technical Consultant

face=Tahoma color=#0000ff>autodesk
size=2> Building Collaboration Services
desk: (212) 338-8000 x41
mobile:
(646) 594-3535
efax. (413) 674-1254
steve.williams@autodesk.com
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>
Thanks, Scott.
>
> I was impressed by the ProjectPoint team at the
AIA Expo in Charlotte & this
> seems like a great idea.  I now
understand what has happened with the name -
> makes sense actually since
buzzsaw was the only part of it with any name
> recognition.  The
fact that this is not really mentioned on the website is
> curious to me,
though.
>
> OK, having said all that - maybe you're the guy to help
me out...
>
> I can't say that I've looked too hard, but I don't
see much emphasis on the
> "communication hub" aspect of project point -
i.e. where the internet
> browser serves as the project's file cabinet
& email center & thus the
> owner, architect, consultants, &
contractor can all see every piece of
> communication (email, drawings,
etc-with proper permission of course) -
> which seems to be where the real
value lies.  Obviously, the ability to
> store drawings on ADSK
servers and have them lock & unlock when in use is a
> real plus - but
I see the RFI logs, the notifications, the online spec
> access as the
real selling points.  Whiteboard meetings in real time from
> all
points on the globe is cool, too.
>
> Here's the question: What's
the best way to share this revelation with my
> non-computer savvy
boss?  Do you have a 1-2 page highlight document that'll
> dazzle
'em?  I really don't want to keep using the "file it & never see
it
> again" method we currently employ.
>
> Thanks in
advance
>
>

[Anonymous]

In 25 words or less, ProjectPoint is a central repository for files. It can
be accessed by companies who do not share a common intranet. Permissions can
be explicitly set so that the wrong people don't get access to your
intellectual property. That's only half of the story. ProjectPoint has
always had the ability to promote communication, because users could use an
email wizard to notify other project members when they uploaded new versions
of files. Although this was pretty handy, there were times when people did
not always take advantage of it. ProjectPoint 3.0 has an automatic
notification feature where a user can subscribe to a folder and get notified
of updates, even if users neglect to inform people via email. Now your
project team can always be aware of changes. So file management and
communication are facilitated. Big deal. Even bigger than that, ProjectPoint
can capture discussions, just like newsgroup threads, where project
decisions can be recorded for permanent record. Many companies have found
ProjectPoint to be very cost effective in this regard.

"Scott H" wrote in message
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> Thanks, Scott.
>
> I was impressed by the ProjectPoint team at the AIA Expo in Charlotte &
this
> seems like a great idea. I now understand what has happened with the
name -
> makes sense actually since buzzsaw was the only part of it with any name
> recognition. The fact that this is not really mentioned on the website is
> curious to me, though.
>
> OK, having said all that - maybe you're the guy to help me out...
>
> I can't say that I've looked too hard, but I don't see much emphasis on
the
> "communication hub" aspect of project point - i.e. where the internet
> browser serves as the project's file cabinet & email center & thus the
> owner, architect, consultants, & contractor can all see every piece of
> communication (email, drawings, etc-with proper permission of course) -
> which seems to be where the real value lies. Obviously, the ability to
> store drawings on ADSK servers and have them lock & unlock when in use is
a
> real plus - but I see the RFI logs, the notifications, the online spec
> access as the real selling points. Whiteboard meetings in real time from
> all points on the globe is cool, too.
>
> Here's the question: What's the best way to share this revelation with my
> non-computer savvy boss? Do you have a 1-2 page highlight document
that'll
> dazzle 'em? I really don't want to keep using the "file it & never see it
> again" method we currently employ.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>

[Anonymous]

Chad Baldwin showed me some of these features at AIA Expo - and other
feature that were in the alpha version of the next release.

I was under the impression that project communications which originated from
within Project Point's browser based email client - i.e. "sent" messages -
were all stored on the server, so all project members with permission could
view these communications. I was also under the impression that RFI &
Submittal logging were components of Project Point, and storage of
specifications as well. Am I wrong?



"Scott Sheppard" wrote in message
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> In 25 words or less, ProjectPoint is a central repository for files. It
can
> be accessed by companies who do not share a common intranet. Permissions
can
> be explicitly set so that the wrong people don't get access to your
> intellectual property. That's only half of the story. ProjectPoint has
> always had the ability to promote communication, because users could use
an
> email wizard to notify other project members when they uploaded new
versions
> of files. Although this was pretty handy, there were times when people did
> not always take advantage of it. ProjectPoint 3.0 has an automatic
> notification feature where a user can subscribe to a folder and get
notified
> of updates, even if users neglect to inform people via email. Now your
> project team can always be aware of changes. So file management and
> communication are facilitated. Big deal. Even bigger than that,
ProjectPoint
> can capture discussions, just like newsgroup threads, where project
> decisions can be recorded for permanent record. Many companies have found
> ProjectPoint to be very cost effective in this regard.

[Anonymous]

Email messages sent from ProjectPoint are stored in ProjectPoint as part of
the permanent record. As far as forms go, forms are accessible from a
ProjectPoint site when you sign up for a Buzzsaw Professional Subscription.
You can go to www.buzzsaw.com and create a trial site and use it free of
charge for 30 days. This will have the forms enabled. At the end of the 30
days, if you want to subscribe to just Buzzsaw (i.e. use ProjectPoint for
the file sharing stuff) you can or you can subscribe to Buzzsaw Professional
and use the file sharing and the forms. It's probably easier for you to play
with this stuff than it is for me to describe it.

"Scott H" wrote in message
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> Chad Baldwin showed me some of these features at AIA Expo - and other
> feature that were in the alpha version of the next release.
>
> I was under the impression that project communications which originated
from
> within Project Point's browser based email client - i.e. "sent"
messages -
> were all stored on the server, so all project members with permission
could
> view these communications. I was also under the impression that RFI &
> Submittal logging were components of Project Point, and storage of
> specifications as well. Am I wrong?